The Bears, who started 3-1, have lost three of their lost four, currently tied with the Lions in the NFC North with a 4-3 record.

Cutler suffered the injury when he was sacked early in the second quarter.

"He just got grabbed and turned over and he said he felt something pop," Bears head coach Marc Trestman said on chicagobears.com. "I'm encouraged by the prognosis that he’ll be back, and this bye couldn’t come at a better time."

A similar scenario played out in 2011 when the Bears lost Cutler to injury after starting the season 7-3. They finished the season 8-8 and missed the playoffs.

The next time the Bears take the field it will be against the Packers at Lambeau Field. The following week, it will be the Lions coming to town in the second of two meetings between the two teams.